The eighth Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll has the Owls in the No. 16 spot for the third straight week, while remaining at No. 13 in the NCAA’s RPI (ratings percentage index) rankings.

Temple (13-5, 3-1 Big East conference) beat Georgetown and Lafayette last weekend via back-to-back 4-0 shutouts. The team’s last game before postseason play will be at home against No. 4 UConn Saturday at 1 p.m.

UConn (13-2 overall) is 4-0 in conference play and winner of it last seven. The Owls, meanwhile, have gone on a 6-2 run since conference play opened back on Oct. 3, and have won their last three contests.

Temple will be seeded no lower than third in the Big East tournament, regardless of what happens on Saturday. But a win against the Huskies could make them the top seed heading into the postseason.